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Two missing ice climbers found Two missing ice climbers traced
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Two climbers missing in "dreadful conditions" in the Cairngorms have been found and taken to hospital. Two climbers missing overnight in "dreadful" weather in the Cairngorms have been found and taken to hospital.
The pair were caught in an avalanche in Coire an t-Sneachda in the Northern Corries. The pair were caught in an avalanche in Coire an t-Sneachda in the Northern Corries on Sunday.
The pair, aged 18 and 23 and from the Aberdeen area, were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. Their conditions are not known. The men, aged 18 and 23 and from the Aberdeen area, were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. Their conditions are not known.
An RAF helicopter, mountain rescuers and search dogs were involved in the search. The first man was found at 1052 GMT on Monday by search dogs. The second was found an hour later, 400 yards away.
The pair had been reported missing on Sunday. You have got a lot of snow up there, you have got an avalanche danger. This is the difficulty with that whole area of Coire an t-Sneachda RAF spokesman Michael Mulford
We have managed to recover one man and get him to hospital RAF spokesman Michael Mulford The men were taken to hospital by RAF Sea King helicopter.
The first climber to be found was spotted by an RAF helicopter which called for an ambulance and picked him up.
The second man was located about 400 yards away.
A search was launched overnight with a helicopter from Lossiemouth using an infra-red camera and four mountain rescue team members on the ground.A search was launched overnight with a helicopter from Lossiemouth using an infra-red camera and four mountain rescue team members on the ground.
The operation resumed on Monday morning and involved 30 members of Cairngorm and RAF Kinloss mountain rescue teams and a search dog team.The operation resumed on Monday morning and involved 30 members of Cairngorm and RAF Kinloss mountain rescue teams and a search dog team.
Before the men were found, rescue services spoke of the difficult conditions in the area.Before the men were found, rescue services spoke of the difficult conditions in the area.
Winds in the area gusted at up to 70 mph, lowering the temperature to -20C, and there was deep snow.Winds in the area gusted at up to 70 mph, lowering the temperature to -20C, and there was deep snow.
'Avalanche danger'
Earlier, RAF spokesman Michael Mulford described what the searchers were faced with.Earlier, RAF spokesman Michael Mulford described what the searchers were faced with.
He said: "It is a relatively small area but conditions are really awful.He said: "It is a relatively small area but conditions are really awful.
"You have got a lot of snow up there, you have got an avalanche danger. This is the difficulty with that whole area of Coire an t-Sneachda.""You have got a lot of snow up there, you have got an avalanche danger. This is the difficulty with that whole area of Coire an t-Sneachda."
The second climber is carefully taken off the helicopter
One veteran mountaineer told BBC Scotland that Coire an t-Sneachda is a honey pot for climbers because it is easy to get to and offers grade one to nine climbs for beginners to the highly experienced.One veteran mountaineer told BBC Scotland that Coire an t-Sneachda is a honey pot for climbers because it is easy to get to and offers grade one to nine climbs for beginners to the highly experienced.
In March, an RAF Sea King had to make an emergency landing in the corries after its rotors iced up.In March, an RAF Sea King had to make an emergency landing in the corries after its rotors iced up.
The crew had to abandon the helicopter, which was eventually flown back out after heating experts de-iced it.The crew had to abandon the helicopter, which was eventually flown back out after heating experts de-iced it.
The helicopter got into difficulty in a blizzard during a call-out to rescue a man injured while climbing in Coire an t-Sneachda, Gaelic for corrie of the snow.The helicopter got into difficulty in a blizzard during a call-out to rescue a man injured while climbing in Coire an t-Sneachda, Gaelic for corrie of the snow.